We have free volunteer-guided walking tours on the last Saturday of every month. Next tours will be on March 31, April 7, Saturday, in Course A. Find the difference between two major Japanese religions. Meet at 2PM in front of Torii gate of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine (3 minute-walk from Monzen nakacho station on the Tozai Subway Line: see the map). Click here for tour detail.
Our next free volunteer-guided walking tours will be held on January 28, Saturday. Best season for bird watching in Kiyosumi Garden. Click here for tour details.
The Festival of the Rooster (Torinoichi) is held at Shinto shrines on November 26. In our tour, at Course A, you can see lots of stalls selling colorfully decorated bamboo rakes (Kumade) in the compound of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine. Bamboo rakes are said to rake in money and good fortune. It’s fun to walk around the stalls, hearing lively negotiation between a Kumade seller and a customer.
Our next free volunteer-guided walking tours will be held on November 26, Saturday. It should be the best season for watching beautiful coloured leaves. Don't miss! Click here for tour details.